Word: slessor
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...going against the advice of New Zealand's Sir Edmund Hillary, who dashed to the Pole last fortnight after setting up a line of supply stations for the Fuchs expedition (TIME, Jan. 13). In a message to London that was made public unintentionally, Sir Edmund told Sir John Slessor, Fuchs's superior, that Fuchs should leave his equipment at the Pole and abandon further travel until next season; to do otherwise would risk the lives of all the men. When Sir John refused to interfere, Hillary agreed to help Fuchs in every way on his perilous march from...
...British air commander criticized any policy based strictly on moral grounds as very dangerous. A simple moralistic foreign policy, according to Slessor, "just doesn't have enough flexibility...
Talking about the present crisis in the Middle East, which "could explode at any time," Slessor said President Eisenhower had given Israel a "promissory note." He felt that either the U.S. must "face up to this responsibility" to guarantee the rights of Israel, or she will lose great prestige among the Arab nations and around the world. Slessor also noted that "the Suez and the oil it carries is absolutely vital to the European economy...
...interview before his speech, Slessor indicated that the one hopeful place in the international picture is in central Europe. The recent revolts in Hungary and Poland, instigated by the supposedly completely indoctrinated youth, in an encouraging sign of "unconquerable human beings," he stated...
...Slessor offered several steps that the West might take to achieve final international stability. First among these would be to give the UN something to do. He suggested letting the UN control all international waterways, and produce and market oil. Slessor also suggested that three "interlocking mutual security treaties, backed by the major powers," be firmly established in Europe, the Middle East and Asia...